Unit ABUSE

On a global level

Discussion Question

Is there modern day slavery?

Human Trafficking

It is the recruitment, transportation, harboring, or taking of persons by means of threat, force, coercion, abduction, fraud, or deception for the purpose of exploiting them.

The United Nations estimates that 2.5 million people are trafficked annually. It deprives people of their human rights and freedoms, it is a global health risk, and it fuels organized crime. 

http://amfix.blogs.cnn.com/2009/12/01/how-one-woman-escaped-sex-slavery/

Human Trafficking Human Trafficking Is The Fastest Growing

Criminal Enterprise In The World. Human Trafficking Is The Second Largest

Criminal Enterprise In The World There Are An Estimated 27 Million People

Trapped In Slavery At This Moment

There Are An Estimated 13 Million Children Trapped In Slavery At This Moment

Human Trafficking Is Often Run By Organized Crime

A Relatively Large Percentage Of Young Women And Children That Are Trafficked For Sexual Exploitation Will Become HIV Positive

Approximately 20,000 Individuals Are Trafficked INTO The United States From Other Countries Every Year.

The Average Age Of A Young Woman First Being Trafficked Is 12-14 Years Old

75% Of Human Trafficking Is For Sexual Exploitation

75% Of All Victims Of Human Trafficking Are Female.

Over 50% Of All Human Trafficking Victims Are Children